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John Ensign

Politician

John Ensign is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	John Ensign · Джон Енсайн · Джон Энсайн · Ջոն Էնսայն · ג'ון אנסין · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ensign, John · Ioannes Ensign · John Eric Ensign · Джон Енсайн · Джон Энсайн · 7 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Ensign · ジョン・エリック・エンスン · ジョン・エンサイン · 约翰·恩塞				[sources]
Birth date	1958-03-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Roseville				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Ensign				[sources]
Website	ensign.senate.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q529372				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2005-2007) · Senate (member, 2007-2009) · Senate (member, 2009-2011) · Senate (member, 2011-2011) · United States senator (2001-2003) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Colorado State University (-1985) · Ed W. Clark High School (-1976) · Oregon State University (-1981) · University of Nevada, Las Vegas (-1979)				[sources]
Religion	The Foursquare Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

US politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2011-01-06	2011-05-03
United States senator	2009-01-06

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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